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150 Muslims killed in Nigerian town

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Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:44p.m.

A soldier stands near a vehicle burned during the fighting (Reuters)

A soldier stands near a vehicle burned during the fighting (Reuters)

An international human rights group is calling on Nigerian officials to investigate reports that at least 150 Muslims were killed in a central Nigerian town.

Human Rights Watch has cited reports of a massacre in a town located south of Jos, where fighting broke out between Christians and Muslims about a week ago.

Witnesses said that armed men attacked and that some of the victims were burned alive.

One official said that the bodies of 22 young children had been recovered.

Muslim leaders told Human Rights Watch at least 364 people have been killed in the last week, while the Christian death toll was still being compiled.

Sectarian violence in this central region of Nigeria has left thousands dead over the past decade.

AP

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